2018 Speakers

Learn from renowned leadership experts from a variety of industries, gain a new perspective on relevant topics,​and get practical tools to take home.

John C. Maxwell, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 26 million books, was identified as the #1 leader in business by the American Management Association® and the world’s most influential leadership expert by Business Insider and Inc. magazines in 2014. In that year, John also received the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network. His organizations — The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, and EQUIP — have trained more than 6 million leaders in every nation.

Carly Fiorina is a true leader and a seasoned problem-solver. She started out as a secretary for a small real-estate business and eventually became the first woman ever to lead a Fortune 50 company. Carly was recruited to lead HP in 1999, during the worst technology recession in 25 years. Under her leadership, revenues grew, innovation tripled, growth quadrupled, and HP grew to become the 11th largest company in the U.S.

Prior to announcing her candidacy for the Republican nomination for President in 2016, she served as the Chairman of Good360 (the world's largest product philanthropy organization), as Chairman of Opportunity International, (a Christian-based organization that lifts millions out of poverty around the globe), and One Woman Initiative with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (to engage and empower women in Pakistan, Egypt, India and the Philippines through increased access to economic opportunity).

Daniel Pink is one of the best-selling nonfiction authors of the last decade. His books on work, business, and behavior have been translated into 35 languages and have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. A #1 best seller on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post lists and winner of the American Marketing Association's Berry Book Prize for the year's best book on marketing.

In 2015, London-based Thinkers50 named him, alongside Michael Porter and Clayton Christensen, as one of the Top 10 business thinkers in the world.

His TED Talk on the science of motivation is one of the 10 most-watched TED Talks of all time, with more than 19 million views. His RSA Animate video about the ideas in his book, Drive, has collected more than 14 million views.

Debra Searleis a professional adventurer and serial entrepreneur. Her expeditions have included rowing solo and unsupported across the Atlantic and sailing around Antarctica. As well as other expeditions across the globe, she has also launched four companies, is a published author, has worked as a host for the BBC and won gold medals for Great Britain at World Championship level. Debra's spirit of adventure gained her an MBE from Her Majesty the Queen and a place on the board of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. She later co-founded the Business Women's Network Forum which meets at Buckingham Palace.

Our L2L Alumni Speakers

2016

John C. Maxwell

​#1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker

Liz Wiseman

President of The Wiseman Group, author of three bestselling books, and former executive at ​Oracle Corporation